Western Digital WD Purple PRO 18TB 3.5" Surveillance Hard Drive - with AI

WD Purple™ PRO with AI 18TB SATA 3.5 512 MB Cache HDD

Storage for Advanced Smart Video Solutions
WD Purple Pro drives are designed for new generations of high-end AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers, and cloud solutions that can benefit from high-capacity storage with high performance and additional workload capability. WD Purple Pro drives feature AllFrame AI technology, which helps reduce frame loss, improve overall video playback, and not only enables recording of multiple streams per camera, but also supports up to 32 AI streams per drive for deep learning analytics within the system. WD Purple Pro drives also feature enterprise-class performance, data integrity, and drive reliability, especially in larger-scale systems and enclosures where operational vibration is present.

Empower Your Smart Video Solution
With WD Purple Pro smart video storage, you have a drive engineered for high performance, durability, and workload capability for advanced always-on AI-enabled smart video recorders, appliances, and servers. Efficiently and effectively extract value and insights from streamed and stored video, and help deliver a smarter world with advanced WD Purple Pro smart video storage.

Western Digital AllFrame AI Technology
All WD Purple Pro drives are equipped with AllFrame AI technology, which not only improves ATA streaming to help reduce frame loss and improve overall video playback, but supports up to 32 AI streams for Deep Learning analytics within the system.

Multiple Cameras, Multiple Streams
Modern recorders now support multiple video streams per camera. WD Purple Pro drives are optimized to support up to 64 HD single-stream cameras, and can also support the latest smart cameras that transmit multiple streams. With this flexibility, you can upgrade or scale your security or smart video solution in the future.

Advanced Workload Capability for Advanced Systems
WD Purple Pro drives feature a workload rating up to 550TB per year to support the heavy video data capture and analysis found in advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep learning analytics servers, and cloud-based storage. The combination of streaming optimizations and enhanced durability and reliability make WD Purple Pro smart video storage ideal for all analytics servers, whether processing video streamed directly from cameras or large-scale captured video data sets.

Designed for Reliable Operation in Advanced High-Performance Smart Video Solutions
With an MTBF of up to 2 million hours, WD Purple Pro drives are engineered for advanced smart video solutions that operate 24/7. With tarnish-resistant components and full multi-bay support, WD Purple Pro drives deliver reliable operation in large scale surveillance systems even in harsh environments.

Proactive Storage Management with WDDA
Western Digital Device Analytics (WDDA) provides a wealth of storage device parametric operational and diagnostic data compatible systems; algorithms interpret the data and direct the system to alert system administrators of specific recommended actions to address potential issues. WDDA is intended to empower OEMs, system integrators, and IT professionals to better monitor and proactively manage supported storage devices to maintain optimal operation.

General

Brand:	Western Digital
Series:	WD Purple PRO
Categories:	Computers > Components > Hard Drives > Internal Drives > 3.5" Promotions
LSN:	XNG-GMR-AS5-3
Barcode:
Colour:	Purple
Model Number:	WD181PURP
Type:	Surveillance Hard Drive

Warranty

Warranty:

5 Year Limited

Performance

Cache:	512 MB
Capacity:	18TB
MTBF:	1000000 Hrs
RPM:	7200 rpm
Sustained Transfer Rate:	Up to 272MB/s

Interface

Interface:

SATAIII

Physical Specification

Form Factor:	3.5"
Item Depth (mm):	147
Item Height (mm):	26.1
Item Width (mm):	101.6
Weight (kg):	0.72

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